*<sleep name="Naturskole" alt="" address="" directions="" phone="" url="" checkin="" checkout="" price="" lat="" long="">Basic tent camping is available at the Gedser Naturskole. The Naturskole can be found off Sondre Boulevard near the edge of town. The camping is free, but there are only very basic facilities and no showers.</sleep>

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==Get out==

==Get out==

Revision as of 16:07, 24 September 2009

View over Gedser with the ferry to Germany in the background

Gedser is a small port town on the island of Falster in Denmark'sZealand region, with just 832 souls living there, it's main claim to fame is as the southernmost town in Denmark, and the ferry line to Germany.

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Get in

By train

The old train station in Gedser is served by a lone train per day departing Copenhagen in the morning, arriving 2 hours later at early noon and returning around 11AM. there are plans to shelve this route completely, but authorization for this has yet to be granted by parliament, hence the one train, but remember to check if the train is still running if you plan on taking it.

By bus

Movia [1] line 39 connects Gedser with the regions main train station in Nykøbing Falster around once per hour on weekdays, down to 8 departures on Sundays. In summer another option is line 43, also connecting with Nykøbing Falster, but stopping at many of the regions popular beaches en route.

By ferry

The main reason to come to Gedser is the ferry to Rostock in Germany, the most direct route between Copenhagen and Berlin. The crossing takes 1 hour and 45 minutes and is operated by Scandlines [2]. Departures every two hours between 7 and 23. Price is 650 DKK for a car including passengers, and 50 DKK for walking passengers.

Get around

Gedser is very much small enough to walk anywhere you would need to go.

See

Gedser Vandtårn (Gedser Water Tower), Danmarksgade 6, ☎+45 54 17 92 82. Is a striking and beautiful building with great views, although access to observation is sketchy at best outside the tourist season (Jul-Aug). 10 DKK.

Do

Fishing There is good fishing in the area, and some fishing vessels in the harbour offers fishing tours during the summer.

Gedesby Strand is a good, nearby beach if you have some time to kill waiting for an available spot on the ferry.

Buy

There is a single gallery, and a grocery store in town, near the ferry terminal

Eat

Najaden, Gedser Lystbådehavn, ☎+45 54 17 02 87, [4]. Cozy restaurant in the habour, call ahead as there are no set opening hours.Lunch from 55 DKK, Mains from 135 DKK.

Drink

Nope, but you can buy a beer at the grocery store and hang out at the harbour

Sleep

Hotel Gedser, Langgade 59, ☎+45 54 17 17 08. A bit run down by the high Danish standards, but perfectly adequate, some rooms accepts pets, just 100 meters from the ferry terminal.from 450 DKK.

Naturskole. Basic tent camping is available at the Gedser Naturskole. The Naturskole can be found off Sondre Boulevard near the edge of town. The camping is free, but there are only very basic facilities and no showers.

Get out

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